2002 Football Roster
Roster
Carlos Perez
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hoboken, NJ
- High School:
- Hoboken
Signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles...
CAREER: Played in 47 games with 26 starts for 1,551 plays and also played in the 2001 Sugar Bowl, the 2002 Orange Bowl...106 career receptions for 1,313 yards (12.4 avg.) with 11 touchdowns...
2003: The starter at one receiver slot...Gridiron Classic selection...Ranked second on the team with four receiving touchdowns and averaged 15.0 yards per catch on 36 receptions...Ranked third on the squad with 541 receiving yards...Reached the 1,000 career receiving yards mark in the fourth quarter of the Kentucky game, also scoring the 10th touchdown of his career vs. the Wildcats...Led the team in receiving yards in four games and receptions in four different contests...Had a career-high two touchdown catches against Kentucky, tying the second highest total in an SEC game during the 2003 season...Had seven "Big Plays" of 20+ yards, combined for 356 yards - each coming in a different game and averaging 50.9 yards per "Big Play"...Touched the ball in 28 consecutive games - averaging 12.5 yards per reception...Had a team-best two touchdowns vs. Kentucky, including a 69-yarder...In the first game of the season, coming back from a broken leg in 2002, caught two passes for 57 yards and had a then career-long 44-yard reception...Came up with a 50-yard touchdown catch against Miami, the then-longest reception of his career and the longest catch allowed by the 'Canes defense in more than a year...His touchdown at Miami shifted the momentum of the game, as it ignited a 30-0 run by the Gators...Was named a Gator game captain vs. FAMU and against Ole Miss...
2002: Started first 11 games of the season before breaking his right fibula vs. South Carolina which sidelined him for the rest of the season...Ranked second in the SEC with 5.27 receptions per game...58 receptions ranked second on team...Averaged 53.7 yards receiving per game, second best on the squad...Led the team with 58 receptions before his injury...Saw action in 599 plays, third highest among receivers...Surpassed 2001 season total in catches and yards in just the first five games... Tied with Taylor Jacobs for an SEC season second-best 12 receptions in a game (Georgia)... Set a career-high with two touchdowns vs. Ole Miss, both in the first half...In the first half alone, tied a career-high seven catches vs. Georgia before finishing with a career-best 12 catches for 115 yards...12 catches vs. Georgia is a UF reception record (single-game catches by a junior) and was more than he caught in all of 2001...Became the first WR other than Taylor Jacobs to have a TD catch on the year vs. Tennessee...Led team with six catches in LSU and South Carolina games...48 of 58 catches came in his final seven games before injury...
2001: Part of the wide receiver rotation...Played in all 11 regular season games, with two starts (Georgia and Vanderbilt) for 206 plays and also saw action in the Orange Bowl...11 catches on the season for 178 yards (16.2 avg.) and three touchdowns...Caught first career touchdown pass in season opener vs. Marshall, a 25-yarder from Brock Berlin...Caught two passes for 32 yards, including a 15-yard TD reception, vs. Vanderbilt...Two-yard touchdown reception late in the fourth quarter vs. Tennessee...Caught two passes for 31 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown reception, vs. Maryland in the Orange Bowl... Named squad's most improved wide receiver for spring drills...
2000: Played a backup role at wide receiver as a true freshman...Played in 10 of 12 regular season games (all but Tennessee and Mississippi State) for 69 plays...Also played in the Sugar Bowl...Had one reception for three yards vs. Middle Tennessee, his first catch of his collegiate career...
PREP: Ranked among the nation's premier wide receiver prospects...Named to National Bluechips All-America Team and that publication ranked him among the country's top four wide receivers...A SuperPrep All-America selection who was ranked among the nation's top nine wide receivers by that publication...Rivals.com network also ranked him among the nation's top nine wide receivers...A second-team USA Today All-America selection...Averaged 32.2 yards per reception (25 catches for 804 yards) and nine TDs in 1999 while playing in a run-oriented offense...Also a standout on defense for Hoboken High School and registered 102 total tackles in '99...22 catches as a junior for 630 yards (28.6 avg.) with nine touchdowns...High school coach was Ed Stinson...
MAJOR: Religion.
| CAREER RECEIVING STATS: | |||||
| year | no. | yds | avg | tds | long |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 11 | 178 | 16.2 | 3 | 32 |
| 2002 | 58 | 591 | 10.2 | 4 | 36 |
| 2003 | 36 | 541 | 15.0 | 4 | 69 |
| Total | 106 | 1,313 | 12.4 | 11 | 69 |
CAREER HIGHS:
Receptions: 12 (Georgia, 2002)
Receiving Yards: 102 (Kentucky, 2003)
Receiving Touchdowns: 2 (twice, last vs. Kentucky, 2003)
